“Sweetheart!” Estre entered the house with a mask on, and in a split second, the previously gloomy


    Isaac was buzzing with energy like a bee on a sugar rush. Scrambling up from the floor, he charged


    towards Estre with his little legs pumping. “Mommy, Mommy!”


    “Mama!” As Isaac flung himself into Estre’s arms, you’d think he hadn’t seen her in


    centuries.


    Lifting Isaac up from the floor, Estre showed no signs of illness. Her entire demeanor was lively and


    energetic.


    Fearful of bringing home any germs, she had stopped by Waterfall Acres for a thorough scrub-down


    and donned her most airtight mask before entering the house.


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    Autumn couldn’t help but chuckle at the sight of Estre all bundled up. “The doctors said you’re clear,


    honey. You’re gonna be just fine. Aren’t you getting a bit ustrophobic in there?”


    “I’m okay.” Estre’s voice was muffled but firm.


    When Isaac reached for Estre’s mask, trying to peel away the barrier, Estre quickly stopped him,


    “Sweetie, mommy’s been sick, we can’t take off the mask.”


    Estre had always been a force to be reckoned with, but ever since Isaac came into her


    life, all her softness was reserved for her child.


    Isaac, heeding Estre’s warning, cautiously retreated.


    As they settled in the living room, Isaac flipped through a book, proudly showing off his learning


    achievements to Estre. When he ced the shcards spelling ‘Daddy’ in fron of Estre, his eyes


    carried the weight of his longing for his father.


    Catching the cue, Estre nced at Autumn, “Mom, what have you been telling Isaac?”


    Autumn, caught off-guard but trying to maintain herposure, insisted, “Nothing at all. I’ve just been


    teaching him to read.”


    Estre looked up at her mother, skeptical. Why would Isaac be spelling out ‘Daddy’ in


    front of he for no reason?


    “Daddy,” Isaac repeated, his voice tinged with a touch of sadness, “Baby, Daddy.”


    Isaac then meticulously searched through the pile of shcards, eventually arranging the words ‘Baby


    wants Daddy.”


    Estre rubbed her temples, feeling overwhelmed. To appease Isaac, she said, “Bryce and Jesse are


    daddies. My baby has lots of daddies.” But Isaac shook his head, indicating they weren’t his real father.


    Seeing Isaac’s disbelief, Estre called out, “Mom.”


    “Estre,


    I swear I didn’t spill the beans. I just asked Isaac if he knew who his daddy was,” Autumn confessed,


    “Sweetie, speaking of which, who exactly is Isaac’s father?”


    Estre replied, “Haven’t I told you? Isaac is the result of science and technology.” Then she added,


    “Mom, do me a favor and save me the trouble, don’t bring up ‘daddy’ around


    Isaac.”


    Though Isaac didn’t have a father in the conventional sense, Estre’s love was more than enough.


    And with Bryce around, Isaac hardly felt different from other kids who had fathers at their side.


    Unfortunately, it only took a few days back home for Autumn to stir


    the topic, and now Isaac was asking for his dad.


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    “It’s not like I’m prying for no reason. I’m just curious because Isaac’s got good genes. He knows so


    many words for his age,” Autumn tried to justify.


    “Don’t be. Less curiosity might be better for everyone,” Estre shot back. Her curiosity. could lead to


    questions Estre wasn’t ready to answer.


    Seeing Estre’s stern face, Autumn mimed zipping her lips and dropped the subject.


    Over the next few days, after wrapping up her cases, Estre went to handle her onboarding at Justice


    Guardians LLP. She had justpleted her paperwork when al honk from a sleek ck Rolls Royce


    caught her attention.


    It was Landon’s car. The driver stepped out and respectfully opened the door, “Ms. Estre.”


    Estre looked at Landon sitting in the backseat and eventually got in.


    “Hi”


    she greeted as the door softly clicked shut behind her.


    “Mhm!” Landon grunted in acknowledgment, then asked, “Been back for a few days, righ Your mom


    said you’ve been under the weather.”


    “Just a fever for a couple of days. I’m fine now!


    Landon turned to Estre, noting how much moreposed she seemed after years


    apart. After studying her for a moment, Landon broached the subject, “Kristin mentioned you’re still set


    on divorcing Jason?”


    “Yeah,” Estre replied crisply.


    Landon’s brow furrowed in thought before he asked, “Estre, if I asked you not to go through with this


    divorce, would you consider it?”


    Estre had always known Landon to be decisive and intolerant of dissent. Jason was much the same.


    She never expected Landon to intervene about her marriage to Jason, much less ask her to reconsider


    the divorce.


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    After a long stare, Estre exhaled and said, “Dad, Jason and I, we really tried.” She


    paused before adding, “I don’t want to go back to how things were three years ago. I want. a fresh


    start.”


    “And besides, Jason and I… we can’t go back.”


    She avoided listing Jason’s faults, instead focusing on their mutual efforts. Estre had always been


    like that, taking responsibility and not shifting me onto others.


    Landon listened, his gaze fixed on her, waiting for her to continue. Estre, realizing this, added, “I had


    a child while I was abroad. He’s nearly two now, Jason surely can’t ept this part of me, or my child.”


    Estre knew it was time to have a heart-to-heart with Landon. The Nelsons were practically itching for


    grandkids, and Jason, with his stubborn single-mindedness, was at loggerheads with her. She figured if


    sheid it all out for Landon, he’d surely put the screws on Jason to sign those divorce papers.


    When Estre spilled the beans, Landon’s face went through a kaleidoscope of emotions.


    With a smile, Estre remarked, “Everything in this world is prone to change, especially the human


    heart.” Despite having harbored feelings for Jason once upon a time, even daydreaming about starting


    a family with him, Estre’s heart had taken a new direction.


    The bombshell of Estre’s child left Landon speechless, choking on his words for what seemed like an


    eternity.


    Estre had a child…


    Landon was at his wit’s end.


    Noticing Landon’s silence, Estre fixed him with a serious gaze and asked, “About tho fortune tellers


    back in the day, did you set that up on purpose?”


    After marrying Jason, Estre had her suspicions about those soothsayers, and Landon motives. She


    couldn’t shake the feeling that Landon had orchestrated her match with Jason, bringing in those fortune


    tellers as part of his n.


    If it was intentional, why? Why was it so crucial for her to stay with Jason, to the point where Landon


    himself woulde and plead with her not to go through with the divorce? This wasn’t like Landon, not


    with his typicallymanding presence.


    So now, with Isaac’s secret out in the open, it was the perfect time to corner him and get


    some answers.